Merchandise-package.



PATE NTED OUT. 6, 1903.

I. H. ROBERTS. MERCHANDISE PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21,1902.

H0 MODEL.

Patented October 6, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRED HENRY ROBERTS, OF WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MERCHAN DlSE-PACKAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 740,927, dated October6, 1903.

Application filed March 21, 1902. Serial No- 99,263. (No model- To allwhom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED HENRY Rosnnrs,

, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington,in the countyof Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Merchandise- Packages, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining itsnature.

The invention relates to a merchandisepackage which embraces a box forholding and displaying smaller boxes or packages con.- tained in it andwhich is in the nature of a carton for the purposes of holding andtransporting the smaller boxes or packages and also in the nature of adisplay-stand for the 7 with to present the smaller boxes or packagesheld by it in a taking way.

It consists in a box-like structure having a base provided with a flatbottom, a back rising at an angle thereto, which may be a right angle ormaybe somewhat inclined, sides which extend upward from the base andforward from the back and which are inclined upon their front edges morethan the back and which form two sides of an opening to the box. Thebase may be of any desired height, and its sides and back are formed bythe sides and back of the box. The front of the base is preferablyclosed and inclined and forms an advertising-space. The upper surface ofthe base forms one end to the box-- cavity and may be somewhat inclinedwith respect to the bottom. The back of the cavity may be formed by theback of the box or by a false back, which shall also be somewhatinclined to the main box'and so as to decrease the depth of the box atits base end. The upper end of the box is partially, but not entirely,closed by an end piece. The cavity of the box is of a size to receiveand hold any desired number of smaller boxes, generally a dozen innumber or a division thereof, and the false back and thetop of the baseare so shaped as to hold the boxes or packages with their faces suitablyinclined. The box is provided with a cover, one end of which is in thenature of a flap inorder that it may close inside the part which formsthe end of the boxcavity opposite the base. This shape of box permitsits use in two waysviz., it may rest upon its bottom, when the box willbe relatively high and the advertising-space of the base will belowermost, or it can rest upon its back, when thebox will be relativelylow, and the advertising-space will be at the upper end of thebox-cavity.

I will now describe the invention in conjunction with the drawingsforming a part of this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is a view inperspective of a structure having the features of my invention. Fig. 2is av view in vertical central section thereof. Fig. 3 is a'view invertical central section illustrating a slight modification inconstruction, to which reference is hereinafter made. Fig. 4 shows thestructure in another position and provided with a cover.

.Beferrin g to the drawings, A represents the box or stand, A its cover,and, A the space or cavity in it for receiving and holding the small boxor boxes A which are held therein in lines, preferably on edge inregular order.

In the drawings I have represented the cavity as holding a dozen smallboxes, which are arranged in three lines varying in number.

B is the base of the box; 1), its bottom; 19, its back; b N, its sides,and 5 its end. The base B has the inclined face 12 which furnishes spacefor advertising matter, and this is also true of the sides and back ofthe box. The base may be of any desired height, and its upper surface bforms one end of the boxholding cavity and'may be inclined inwardly withrespect to the bottom I), as represented. The end 19 is narrower thanthe sides, leavin g an opening 6 at the top by means of which the upperouter box contained in it may be readilyremoved.

b is the opening to the box and which is formed by the inclined sides,the base, and the top I). As the front edges of the sides are inclined,the openingis also inclined. The box'may be of the full depth to theback, or its depth may be decreased by the false back I)", which mayhave any inclination with respect to the box. I prefer to make the boxof cloth covered or lined pasteboard; but any other suitable materialmay be used.

In Fig. 3 I have represented the false back 12 as hinged at its upperend to the end Z1 and so as to be movable upon it toward and from therear for the purpose of varying the capacity of the box. By this meansas the smaller boxes or packages are sold the false back may be movedoutward and the appearance of a full box still be maintained. The falseback is held in any position to which it may be moved by a brace or stopb placed behind it, or in any other suitable way.

The cover A has the fixed end a and sides a a and flap end a detachedfrom the ends of the sides and attached to the end of the top. This flapend is adapted to be inserted inside the end b of the box in applyingthe cover to the box. A box of this shape serves to hold and protect forpacking and transportation suitable smaller boxes or packages. It alsopacks well in cases with other boxes of a similar shape, and it alsoserves to hold, protect, and display the smaller boxes or packages forsale and in one of two positions, as may be desired, either asrepresented in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Where it rests upon its bottom, or inFig. 4, where it is upon its back.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent of the United States 1. The merchandise-displaypackage herein described, the same comprising a box-like structure whichwhen in an upright position has a base the bottom surface of which formsthe bottom of the box, which base has also a front facing, a topsurfacing extending from the upper edge of said front facing andinclined backward, which top surface forms the bottom of the cavityformed in the box when the box is in an upright position and the back ofsaid cavity when the box is in an extended position, sides rising fromsaid base and forming sides to said cavity, which sides have inclinedfront edges whereby said cavity is madecorrespondingly inclined, and aback rising from said base, which back forms the back of said cavityformed in the box when the box is in the upright position but the bottomof said cavity when the box is in an extending position, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

2. The merchandise-display package herein described, the same comprisinga box-like structure having a base the bottom surface of which forms thebottom of the box, which base has also an inclined front facing, a topsurface extending from the upper edge of said facing and inclinedbackward, which top surface forms the bottom to the cavity formed in thebox when the box is in an upright position but theback of said cavitywhen the box is in an extended position, sides rising from said base andforming sides to said cavity which sides have inclined front edgeswhereby said cavity is made correspondingly inclined, a back rising fromsaid base, which back forms the back of said cavity when the box is inan upright position and the bottom of the same when the box is in anextended position, a top partially closing the top end of said cavityand a cover to said box, two sides and one end of which are fixed andthe other end movable, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.I

3. The merchandise-display package herein described, the same comprisinga box-like structure which when in an upright position has a base thebottom surface of which forms the bottom of the box, which base has alsoa front facing, a top surfacing extending from the upper edge of saidfront facing and inclined backward, which top'surface forms the bottomof the cavity formed in the box when the box is in an upright positionand the back of said cavity when the box is in an extended position,sides rising from said base and forming sides to said cavity, whichsides have inclined front edges whereby said cavity is madecorrespondingly inclined, a top connecting the said two sides andpartially closing the top end of said cavity, and a back united to saidend and sufficiently long to reach substantially from its hinge to saidtop surface of the base, which back forms the back of said cavity whenthe box is in an upright position and the bottom of the same when thebox is in an extended position and which back is made adjustable,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

FRED HENRY ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. W. DOLAN.

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